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Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin is expected to grant permission to India for the transfer of four Mi-25 helicopter gunships to Afghanistan during his visit to the country this week.
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The annual Blackened Canteen ceremony took place on Dec. 6 at the USS Arizona Memorial, Hawaii.
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Since inducting the Su-30MKI into service, the Indian Air Force has to wait 12 months for a spare part to be produced once the requirement is raised. This is set to change with the signing of a long term spares agreement with Russia.
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The Indian Navy has decided that aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will get its first overhaul by September 2016.
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U.S. Chief of Naval of Operations Admiral John Richardson said his service needs to “get going” on the Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program.
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